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Kellie Pickler to Open Country Music Tour

Kellie Pickler will be one of the supporting acts on the 2007 tour by country star Brad Paisley, the Bonfires and Amplifiers tour.

The 37-date our kicks off April 26 in Chattanooga and winds up August 23 in St. Paul. Kellie's fellow opening acts on the tour will be Jack Ingram, who's an excellent Texas country singer/songwriter; and Taylor Swift, a talented teenage singer and songwriter with a cool name.